Eleonor Mary GUERIN

GUERIN-JACKSON, ELEANOR MARY December 7, 1942 - July 24, 2005. Elly was born in Battle Creek, MI to Helen and Vincent Guerin. Her father became a career army officer serving in W.W.II and during her childhood the family was stationed in Germany and in Japan as well as several US bases including Ft. Lewis WA. This early exposure to different locales was perhaps one reason Elly loved to visit new places. An inquisitive and adventuresome spirit, she made several trips to Europe over the years including a solo voyage by plane and train to communist Yugoslavia. After attending Washington State University, Pullman WA and Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL she began a career in advertising and retailing. Most of her working years were spent in San Francisco. An avid print art collector, she worked for a Bay Area print dealer for several years. Upon moving to Portland, Oregon in 1994 she became a member of the Friends of the Gilkey Center at the Portland Art Museum which supports the acquisition and exhibition of works on paper. Later, she served several terms as president of the FGC. Bereaved relatives include, among others, her husband of 17 years Joe Jackson of Happy Valley, her mother, Helen Goodrich Putnam, stepfather General George Putnam, USA, retired, sister Jean Duffie, and brother Austin Guerin, all of Virginia. Aunt Eleanor Guilbert, uncle Austin Goodrich and cousin Rob Guilbert all reside in the Milwaukee, WI area. Her aunt, Ethyl Ackerson, lives in Grand Rapids, MI. A graveside service will be held on July 30, in Battle Creek, MI. Elly will be buried in the family plot along side her maternal grandparents, Marjorie Austin and Cyrus J Goodrich. A memorial gathering for west coast relatives and friends will take place at Lincoln Memorial Park Funeral Home, 11801 S.E. Mt. Scott Blvd., Portland, OR on Saturday, August 13, 2005 at 11 a.m. Published in The Oregonian on 8/9/2005.